Characteristics of Lightning Activity in Southeast China and its Relation to the Atmospheric Background

Based on the lightning observation data from the Fengyun-4A(FY-4A)Lightning Mapping Imager(FY-4A/LMI)and the Lightning Imaging Sensor(LIS)on the International Space Station(ISS),we extract the“event”type data as the lightning detection results.These observations are then compared with the cloud-to-ground(CG)lightning observation data from the China Meteorological Administration.This study focuses on the characteristics of lightning activity in Southeast China,primarily in Jiangxi Province and its adjacent areas,from April to September,2017–2022.In addition,with the fifth-generation European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reanalysis data,we further delved into the potential factors influencing the distribution and variations in lightning activity and their primary related factors.Our findings indicate that the lightning frequency and density of the FY-4A/LMI,ISS-LIS and CG data are higher in southern and central Jiangxi,central Fujian Province,and western and central Guangdong Province,while they tend to be lower in eastern Hunan Province.In general,the high-value areas of lightning density for the FY-4A/LMI are located in inland mountainous areas.The lower the latitude is,the higher the CG lightning density is.High-value areas of the CG lightning density are more likely to be located in eastern Fujian and southeastern Zhejiang Province.However,the high-value areas of lightning density for the ISS-LIS are more dispersed,with a scattered distribution in inland mountainous areas and along the coast of eastern Fujian.Thus,the mountainous terrain is closely related to the high-value areas of the lightning density.The locations of the high-value areas of the lightning density for the FY-4A/LMI correspond well with those for the CG observations,and the seasonal variations are also consistent.In contrast,the distribution of the high-value areas of the lightning density for the ISS-LIS is more dispersed.The positions of the peak frequency of the FY-4A/LMI lightning and CG lightning contrast with local altitudes,primarily located at lower altitudes or near mountainsides.K-index and convective available potential energy(CAPE)can better reflect the local boundary layer conditions,where the lightning density is higher and lightning seasonal variations are apparent.There are strong correlations in the annual variations between the dew-point temperature(Td)and CG lightning frequency,and the monthly variations of the dew-point temperature and CAPE are also strongly correlated with monthly variations of CG lightning,while they are weakly correlated with the lightning frequency for the FY-4A/LMI and ISS-LIS.This result reflects that the CAPE shows a remarkable effect on the CG lightning frequency during seasonal transitions.

九江市一次锋前降水过程地形作用分析

利用地面自动站常规资料、再分析资料和S波段双偏振雷达资料,对发生在赣北九江地区2022年4月24日到25日的一次锋前降水的生成、发展过程进行分析。结果表明:1)锋面过境前,当整层都处在上下一致的西南风时,庐山东侧鄱阳湖河谷地带会形成东北-西南向的地形通道,易触发局地对流,形成下游比上游先产生降水的现象。2)此次过程锋前暖区中,庐山东侧的地形通道有通过促进湍流增强加快雨滴凝结增长的方式增强降水的作用。3)幕阜山脉对此次冷锋降水在迎风坡有较弱的增强作用,在山顶及背风坡有削弱作用。

2021年秋季江西异常高温天气及环流背景分析

2021年秋季江西出现范围广、强度强、持续时间长的高温天气过程,多项气温指标创历史同期新高,10月1—5日全省仍出现20站次危险性高温天气。利用江西省93个国家气象观测站、MICAPS观测资料以及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,对此次罕见秋季异常高温天气的过程的特征及环流背景场进行了分析讨论。结果表明:(1)西太平洋副热带高压是江西秋季高温天气的主导系统,强大的副热带高压控制区内盛行的下沉运动产生大气绝热加热是此次秋季异常高温的主要形成原因。同时,西风急流偏强以及南亚高压撤退时间偏晚,使得西风带短波槽脊活动不易影响到副热带地区,有利于副热带高压强度和位置的稳定维持,冷空气难以南下到达长江中下游地区,高温天气得以发展。(2)中低层暖平流输送有利于局地温度升高从而形成高温天气,江西上空对流层异常增温一定程度上加剧了该地区秋季高温的持续。(3)江西境内水汽通量散度呈现负距平,表明水汽辐散程度弱于常年同期,未出现水汽输送的大幅减弱。同时,对流层中下层存在一定的上升气流,部分水汽凝结形成降水。因此,异常高温期间未出现严重干旱。